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    Public access to the countryside: An exploration of the costs and benefits of farmland walking trails

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    Howley, Peter
    Doherty, Edel
    Buckley, Cathal
    Hynes, Stephen
    van Rensburg, Tom M.
    green, stuart cc
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    2010
    
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    P. Howley, E. Doherty, C. Buckley, S. Hynes, T. van Rensburg, S. Green. (2010) Public access to the countryside: An exploration of the costs and benefits of farmland walking trails. RERC Working Paper Series,10-WP-RE-06
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    To date, estimates of individuals’ willingness to pay (WTP) for access to the countryside have typically been on sites of special interest such as developed walking routes, public rights of way in specific areas, national parks and forests (see Lockwood and Tracy, 1995; Bennett and Tranter, 1997; Crabtree and MacDonald, 1997; Liston-Heyes and Heyes, 1999; Garrod et al., 1998; Bennett et al., 2003; Buckley et al., 2009; Morris et al., 2009). There has been little if any attempt to derive estimates of individuals’ WTP for the provision of walking trails in the wider countryside at a national level. The present study aims to build on previous work by examining the demand for particular types of walking trails through a nationally representative survey of the Irish population. One further advantage of this research is that apart from valuing walking activities in a generic sense this paper investigates what types of investment in facilities associated with walking trails generate the greatest welfare gains. Furthermore, using a nationally representative survey of the farming population this paper examines farmers’ willingness to participate in a hypothetical walking scheme whereby the general public will be allowed access to specific trails. First by way of background this paper will discuss the situation in relation to access rights to the countryside across a number of countries. Second this paper will outline the research approach which is followed with a discussion of the empirical results. Finally this paper will conclude with a discussion of the papers main findings and their implications for the provision of public access to the countryside.
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    Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland
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